MEXICO BEACH — Knocked down but never out, a Mexico Beach icon destroyed by Hurricane Michael is set to make its return after more than three years. The Driftwood Inn, a community staple since the ...

MEXICO BEACH — Standing on the deck of the new Driftwood Inn, 31/2 years after Hurricane Michael obliterated the old one, Tom Wood spoke of the months after the storm. One of his daughters had urged ...

MEXICO BEACH, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - The Driftwood Inn has been a staple in Mexico Beach for years, originally being bought by Peggy Wood in 1975, before being destroyed in 2018. Now, Friday was a day the ...

MEXICO BEACH, Fla. (WMBB) — After more than three years of being damaged by the hurricane, the Driftwood Inn in Mexico Beach is on track to open back up soon. “We’re still a Mom and Pops operation,” ...

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - The Driftwood Inn in Mexico Beach is celebrating its 50th Anniversary. Peggy Wood tells us she moved to the area in 1975, when she spotted her next venture, the ...

MEXICO BEACH, Fla. (WTVY) - People along the Florida Panhandle are preparing for Hurricane Helene to make landfall. They are filling sandbags, evacuating and reflecting on the damage Hurricane Michael ...

Shawna Wood, Driftwood Inn, Mexico Beach, Fla.: "Mom decided she wanted to get the kids out of Atlanta and raise us in a small town, so we came down here in 1970 and my parents bought a beach house on ...

MEXICO BEACH — The Woods had a rule for surviving hurricanes. A Category 1 or 2 was no reason to panic. They could ride it out in a room at the Driftwood Inn, waves seething outside their back windows ...